“…22,23 The VHI is the main indicator of overall post-thyroidectomy voice dysfunction, whereas MVP can objectively evaluate the type of postthyroidectomy voice disorder that most patients complain about, that is, the inability to phonate high pitch sounds as they could with their preoperative voice. 24 This study observed that the voice disorder was worse 1 month postoperatively and that the mean value of VHI recovered in all 3 operative approach groups. Of all the groups, conventional open thyroidectomy was followed by the highest VHI.…”